Augustus to Constantine

"Beginning with the death of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, in 14 A.D. and ending with the death of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, in 337 A.D., this study of early Christianity brings to life the religious, political, and cultural developments through which the faith of a Jewish sect became the religion of the Roman empire. First published in 1970, Grant's classic is enhanced with a new foreword by Margaret M. Mitchell, which assesses its importance and puts the reader in touch with the advances of current research."--BOOK JACKET.